Posted on

Do Interventions Targeting Women Impact Children’s Health Behaviors?

Abstract Objectives: Women play an important role in promoting healthy eating and physical activity within their households, influencing the current and life-long health behaviors of children. The purpose of this study is to describe changes in fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity among children living with racially and ethnically diverse women participating in a lifestyle-change intervention. …

Continue reading “Do Interventions Targeting Women Impact Children’s Health Behaviors?”

Posted on

Women in Post-Secondary Education: Utah Fails to Thrive

Problem Statement This commentary will outline the education levels of women in Utah including trends, failures to progress, and confounding factors. Utah has one of the largest graduate degree gender gaps in the country.1 While the definition of education can be rather subjective, for the purposes of this commentary we will divide educational attainment among …

Continue reading “Women in Post-Secondary Education: Utah Fails to Thrive”

Posted on

Postpartum Checkups in Utah: An Analysis of 2012-2020 Utah Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data

Background Approximately 700 women die each year from pregnancy-related complications in the United States. About one in three maternal deaths happen between one week and one year postpartum. Most of these deaths are preventable, and closing the gaps in access to quality care can help.1 Postpartum healthcare occurs during the first six weeks after childbirth …

Continue reading “Postpartum Checkups in Utah: An Analysis of 2012-2020 Utah Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data”

Posted on

Anxiety Symptoms and Severity among Perinatal Women Screened for Depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Abstract Objectives: Describe the prevalence of anxiety among perinatal women screened with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and identify the proportion of women screening positive for depression only, anxiety only, and co-occurring anxiety/depression  Methods: Routine screening for depression was offered to all clients at 5 rural Utah public health department clinics. The online EPDS …

Continue reading “Anxiety Symptoms and Severity among Perinatal Women Screened for Depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale”

Posted on

Gender-Based Violence as Structural Violence Among Sexual & Gender Minority Populations: Pilot Data from the University of Utah

Abstract Objectives: To examine gender-based violence (GBV) against sexual and gender minority (SGM) women at the University of Utah as structural violence. A better understanding of GBV within SGM populations can improve prevention efforts and intervention, and advance further research. Methods: This study utilized quantitative methods of data collection in the form a survey. Results: …

Continue reading “Gender-Based Violence as Structural Violence Among Sexual & Gender Minority Populations: Pilot Data from the University of Utah”

Posted on

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI): An Early Cross-Sectional Analysis of PRAMS Phase 8 Data on Hospital Practices and Breastfeeding Outcomes in Utah and Wyoming

Abstract Introduction: Breastfeeding has immediate and long-term benefits for both maternal and child health.  This study examines the association between Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) experiences and breastfeeding outcomes in the Mountain West region. Methods: A cross-sectional (retrospective secondary data analysis) was performed using the 2016 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data. The participants were …

Continue reading “The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI): An Early Cross-Sectional Analysis of PRAMS Phase 8 Data on Hospital Practices and Breastfeeding Outcomes in Utah and Wyoming”